The Corner stone of Christian belief
The apostle Paul writes,
"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man." 1Corinthians 15:17-21.
The apostle Paul here notes the importance of Christ being raised from the dead. No other faith that I know of claims their founder raised from the dead.
Christ raising from the dead after dying for our sins is the corner stone of the Christian faith. Without Christ rising from the dead our faith is meaningless. The hope we have in Christ for forgiveness of our sins is false hope.
The fact however as Paul noted is “Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep (died).”
When Paul preached about the resurrection from the dead in Athens the reaction I believe is typical of how it is received by people in general.
The book of acts states,
"When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, "We want to hear you again on this subject."
At that, Paul left the Council.
A few men became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others". Acts 17:32-34.
Thus the question becomes do you believe Christ died for our sins and rose again. Going on to ascend to heaven to be with God the Father?
Please think about it.
